Videos of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday morning have surfaced. Some residents were able to capture the moments high-rise building collapsed leaving many dead ...

Police and firefighters could lose radio communication inside those buildings despite a state law meant to prevent that. Fort Lauderdale Fire Inspector Cedric Daniels checks the radio signal strength ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Part of a high-rise apartment building in New York City collapsed Wednesday morning, leaving a corner of the building a pile of rubble. The city’s fire department said it had no ...

When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are verboten in such scenarios, while sheer height typically prevents any other ...

Safety certificates have been mandated for all multi-storey buildings across the division's six districts.Under the new directives, all high-rise buildings must be equipped with fire hydrants and ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades burned through the night, leaving at least 44 people dead and 279 reported missing with rescuers still pulling residents from blazing high-rise ...

More than half of the buildings in Islamabad reportedly lack complete fire safety equipment, according to findings from an ...